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Palo Alto

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Palo Alto

"In every city some seek love, some look for trouble, others look for both."

2014

1h 40m

6.1(928 votes)

Drama

Overview

A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.

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Rabbit Bandini Productions

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts

April

Jack Kilmer

Jack Kilmer

Teddy

Nat Wolff

Nat Wolff

Fred

James Franco

James Franco

Mr. B

Zoe Levin

Zoe Levin

Emily

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Stewart

Keegan Allen

Keegan Allen

Skull

Chris Messina

Chris Messina

Mitch

Margaret Qualley

Margaret Qualley

Raquel

Colleen Camp

Colleen Camp

Sally

Creative team

Directed by: Gia Coppola
Written by: Gia Coppola
Produced by: Adriana Rotaru
Sebastian Pardo

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